Rutland Feb 1, 2012 through Apr 15, 2012 Winter Maple Sugar Tour Tour the beautiful Vermont back roads past farms and fields and over covered bridges to visit a working sugarhouse. See the process of boiling maple sap to syrup. Visit the sugar bush and learn about the process of maple sugar production from maple sugar Rutland/Killington/Ludlow/Manchester (Pickup at various locations) Daily by Appointment Adm. 802-446-3131 | Web Site | Map
Poultney Feb 4, 2012 through Feb 12, 2012 Slate Carving Workshop Discover the ancient techniques of hand carving using chisels and mallets. The one-day workshop will emphasize relief forms and V-cut letters using local Vermont slate. Students will be guided through the drawing and designing of symbols and letter forms, Artist's Studio (188 Main Street /Journal Press Building) February 4 session is 9am-4pm -- February 12 session is 10am-5pm Adm. 802-855-7501 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 17, 2012 Piano Concert with Peter Seivewright During Art in the Snow, Brandon Music will feature original art by Ruth Hamilton in the gallery. Also, world renowned pianist, Peter Seivewright will present a concert on Friday at 7PM and a “Meet the Artist” talk, preceded by a short performance, at 2Pm Brandon Music (62 Country Club Rd) Friday 7, Sunday 2 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Felting Demonstration Located at Maple View Farm, the Vermont Fiber Mill & Studio uses alpaca fiber to create a variety of products from roving to felt to yarn. During Art in the Snow, Debbie will demonstrate felting techniques on the FeltLOOM, a unique piece of equipment use Vermont Fiber Mill & Studio (185 Adams Rd) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Demonstration with Debbie Kirby Debbie will demonstrate preparation of raw washed mohair fleece for inserting into knit mittens. A free handout with written instructions will be available.Debbie Kirby has been knitting for about 60 years and is famous around town for her wonderful mit Brandon Inn (20 Park St) Saturday 11 – 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Antique Appraisals with Joel Mondlak Do you want to know more about your antiques and collectibles? Bring in your treasures during Art in the Snow and antiques dealer Joel Mondlak of Antiques By The Falls will provide a verbal appraisal. Joel has been studying antiques for more than 25 years Antiques by the Falls (22 Park St) Saturday 12-3 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Wine Pairing Dinner at the Brandon Inn Enjoy an amazing evening at the Wine Pairing Dinner at The Brandon Inn featuring wines from the Neshobe River Winery and Shoreham Winery. $55.00 per person (includes all taxes & gratuities). Advance reservation only. Reserve before Monday, February 13t Brandon Inn (20 Park St) Saturday 6:30 pm Adm. 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Maple View Farm Alpacas Open House Maple View Farm Alpacas will be open from 11 am – 4 pm on Saturday, February 18. Visit Maple View Farm to learn about alpacas, raised for their luxurious fiber, which is softer and warmer than wool. Then browse the farm store featuring a wide variety of p Maple View Farm Alpacas (185 Adams Rd) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Crepe Making with Chef Robert For Art in the Snow, Chef Robert will teach you how to make French, savory, and dessert crepes. You get to eat them too! Join Chef in his new Culinary Theater for this fun and tasty lesson! $20 per person. Cafe Provence (11 Center St) Sat 2:30-3:30 Adm. 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 Ten Rod Road Performance Local favorite band Ten Road Road will be taking center stage at the Center Street Bar starting at 9 pm on Saturday night, February 18. Ten Rod Road plays a diverse collection of musical styles. Come and dance to a variety of tunes — from ballads to rock Center Street Bar (11 Center St) Sat 9 pm Free 802-465-8347 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Art in the Snow Art in the Snow 2012 offers an opportunity to experience Brandon in a whole new way. This event is for life-long learners and the curious. Open studios, classes, and demonstrations in a variety of visual arts media, artist talks, colorful galleries, wine throughout town all day Saturday. Sunday 11 am - 4 pm | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Art in the Snow Art in the Snow is for life-long learners and the curious. Come see why Brandon is “The Art and Soul of Vermont!” It’s all awaiting you: open studios, classes and demonstrations in a variety of visual arts media, artist talks, colorful galleries, wine ta Various Locations Throughout Brandon Saturday 11-4, Sunday 12-4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio at Warren Kimble Gallery Warren Kimble, Contemporary Folk Artist, will have his studio and gallery open all weekend for you to enjoy his art. Acrylic paintings and signed prints available. Warren Kimble Gallary (10 Park St) Saturday 11-4, Sunday 12-4 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Art by Ruth Hamilton During Art in the Snow, Brandon Music will feature original art by Ruth Hamilton in the gallery. Brandon Music (62 Country Club Rd) Saturday 11-4, Sunday 12-4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studion with Lee Greenewalt Come see a loom in action! Weaver Lee Greenewalt will demonstrate her techniques during the Art in the Snow. Lee operates Big Sky Farm Handweaving. She weaves rag rugs from recycled fabrics in bright colors to cheer up any room in your home. Visit and lea The Granery (29 Union St) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Don Ross Don has been making fine art photographs for over 40 years. The natural surroundings of Brandon provide the inspiration that informs his imagery. Don’s photographic and printmaking practices will be exhibited during “Art in the Snow”, as well as a represe The Granery (29 Union St) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Joan Curtis Visitors to Brandon looking for artist studios should check out Joan Curtis’s artwork at her studio in downtown Brandon. Two- and three-dimensional work of vibrant color, texture, and fanciful imagination. Her visionary, semi-figurative art takes the form Joan Curtis Gallery (10 Union St) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Judith Reilly Judith Reilly is an award-winning Fabric Artist whose work has been exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions as well as in museums, galleries and government buildings. Using fabric, paint and thread to express her world, her unique int Judith Reilly Gallery (24 Conant Sq) Saturday 11 – 4 Sunday 12 - 4 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Art and Wine: Art in the Snow and the Wine Trail Follow the Wine Trail . Vermont is adding new wineries annually, dedicated to providing customers with high quality wines. Start The Wine Trail at any of the wine tasting locales. Purchase Art in the Snow wine glass for $5 glass and start tasting! Various Locations Throughout Brandon Saturday 11-4, Sunday 12-4 Adm. 802-247-6401 | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studion with Coliene Moore Coliene Moore is predominantly self-taught in the field of metalsmithing, a field she has pursued since 1979. Her technique, referred to as fabrication or hand-construction, incorporates building from parts, hammering, sawing, drilling, and soldering to c The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-345-6614 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open House with Jill Listzwan Beginning in 1992, Jill has developed and refined her pin and earring designs. She enjoys the animal and nature genre. The basic process begins with pieces of metallic-painted plastic. Jill works surrounded by piles of plastic scraps, cans of ribbon pie The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 802-247-5412 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Mike Mayone Mike Mayone is a self-taught Vermont artist who works in a wide range of mediums and styles, but is best known for his beautifully realistic landscapes and intricately detailed miniatures. Mike’s paintings and drawings may range from amusing folk art to The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Karen Deets Karen Deets is fulfilling a lifetime dream to live and create in the beauty of nature. The mountains and woodlands inspire her “glass-scapes”. Experimenting with new ways to further create representations of magical places is her passion. In her 4th decad The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studion with Patty Sgrecci Patty Sgrecci creates kinetic (moving) sculptures from a variety of media such as wood, reed, hand painted rice papers, wire, and fiber. She loves the process of making mobiles: the problem solving and engineering. Her goal is to create lyrical, moving sc The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Photographer Don Ross Don has been making fine art photographs for over 40 years. The natural surroundings of Brandon provide the inspiration that informs his imagery. Don’s photographic and printmaking practices will be exhibited during “Art In The Snow”, as well as a repres The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-558-5171 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Robert Gold Beginning with a digital photograph, Robert Gold uses iPhoto, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to manipulate the image. The image is then printed on an archival printer using museum grade materials or canvas. Presently, he embellishes prints with acrylic p The Granary (29 Union St) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-377-2579 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012 Open Studio with Susan Smith-Hunter Susan Smith-Hunter has created unique ceramic sculpture, planters, mixed media forms and drawings for more than the 40 years of her professional life. If you seek “original art work,” you have certainly found it. If your search is for “garden planters,” b Susan Smith-Hunter Studio & Gallery (4 Railroad Ave) Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 Free 802-465-8088 | Web Site | Map
Brandon Feb 19, 2012 Woodblock Printing Demonstration with Barbara Ekedahl Barbara will demonstrate woodblock printing on maps. Moku hanga is a Japanese term meaning wood print and the name of the method of printmaking which Barbara uses. She combines printmaking with her fascination with maps to hand print images carved into b The Granary (29 Union St) Sun 12-4 Free 802-247-6401 | Web Site | Map
Rutland Mar 7, 2012 The History of Herbal Medicine in America Just what did the early American pioneers rely on for health and healing? Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar examines the early history of herbalism in America and how herbs play a role in health care today. Part of the First Wednesdays series. A Vermont Humanit Rutland Free Library (10 Court St) Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Free 802-773-1860 | Map
Chittenden Mar 16, 2012 through Mar 18, 2012 Eastern High School Nordic Ski Championships The Mountain Top Inn & Resort is proud to host the Eastern High School Nordic Ski Championships at the Resort's Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Center. Visit the website for details and schedule. The Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Center (195 Mountain Top Road) 802-483-6089 | Web Site | Map
Statewide Mar 16, 2012 through Mar 25, 2012 Vermont Shop Hop Sixteen quilting shops around the state are involved with the annual Vermont Shop Hop. Visit at least eight shops to be eligible to win prizes. Each shop offers prizes and specials during the shop hop. Statewide, location listed on our website Mon.-Sat., 9-6, Sunday, 9-3 802-238-8048 | Web Site
Castleton May 26, 2012 through May 27, 2012 Open Studio Weekend - Karen Deets Stained Glass See the private studio of a glass artist with 35 years experience. Current work includes whimsical landscapes, fused glass jewelry, garden accents, and gift items. Consider where a custom piece can be enjoyed in your home, in a window, an interior space, Lower level of private home near Glen Lake (728 Moscow Rd.) Sat. and Sun., 10am - 5pm Free 802-265-8668 | Web Site | Map
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